Quedlinburg, Germany
936 AD
Meißen, Germany
1260-1410
Koblenz, Germany
1180 / 1404
Xanten, Germany
1263
Trier, Germany
310 AD
Coburg, Germany
c. 1310
Steingaden, Germany
1745-1754
Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
1156
Hamburg, Germany
1256
Munich, Germany
1478
Erfurt, Germany
1340-1350
Bacharach, Germany
12th century
Regensburg, Germany
11th century
Potsdam, Germany
1845
Nördlingen, Germany
1427-1505
Nuremberg, Germany
1785
Koblenz, Germany
1208
Nuremberg, Germany
c. 1300
Bamberg, Germany
1693
Cologne, Germany
1003
The Jan Hus Memorial stands at one end of Old Town Square. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth. The monument was so large that the sculptor designed and built his own villa and studio where the work could be carried out. It was unveiled in 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus' martyrdom. The memorial was designed by Ladislav Šaloun and paid for solely by public donations.
Born in 1369, Hus became an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. He was a key predecessor to the Protestant movement of the sixteenth century. In his works he criticized religious moral decay of the Catholic Church. Accordingly, the Czech patriot Hus believed that mass should be given in the vernacular, or local language, rather than in Latin. He was inspired by the teachings of John Wycliffe.